The 23 learning units in career development were developed and tested by classroom teachers in the Milford, Delaware, School District using the triad design concept of school, teacher, and community. The units relate classroom experiences to situations existing in the world of work and result in the development of meaningful school activities. The…

Career education concepts are all closely linked to the occupational cluster, which has become the basic element in career education curriculum development and programing. Procedures for preparing a cluster-based occupational curriculum are presented, including the collection of manpower data and occupational selection. Other components of the…

This compilation of ERIC abstracts dealing with the arts and the humanities is the first in a series that identifies research and instructional materials in selected occupational clusters. Approximately 240 documents were identified by means of computer searches of "Research in Education" from 1967 to December 1972. Instructions on how…

This report was prepared by the Careers and Curricula Program, which is a career development and guidance program sponsored by The Center for Social Organization of Schools. As one of five Center programs which develop scientific knowledge of the schools' effects upon students and utilize this information to improve educational practices, this…

Resulting in part from a project designed to identify and describe comprehensive programs of excellence in career education, this curriculum guide is the third in a series describing current, successful career education practices. Intended for teachers in middle schools, this monograph: (1) provides a definition of career education, its…

To find the relationship between industrial and engineering technologists in order to develop an internal framework for the technologists' roles in technical occupations, this study involved 30 engineering and 100 industrial technologists. Questionnaires concerning their opinions were used to obtain data. Findings include: (1) The relationship of…

The Minnesota Studies in Vocational Rehabilitation report continuing research on the general problem of adjustment to work. Work adjustment is predicted by matching an individual's work personality with work environments, and satisfaction by how well abilities and needs correspond to reinforcers in the work environment. This volume presents…

A SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO ASCERTAIN OFF-FARM AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND IDENTIFY DISTRIBUTION OF THOSE OCCUPATIONS OR JOB CLUSTERS WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. OF 1,170 FIRMS IDENTIFIED IN A 25 PERCENT SAMPLE OF TOWNS IN CONNECTICUT, 685 WERE CONTACTED AND 480 USABLE RESPONSES WERE OBTAINED BY…

From a 1977 study in the Chicago (Illinois) area school districts, the author reports changes in occupational programs and secondary enrollments relative to the Illinois Office of Education's five recognized occupational clusters (industry, services, health, business, and agriculture). (MF)

In an effort to meet the demands made on electricity and electronics training today, specific suggestions are given for the development of an instructional program that is based on employment need, that focuses on occupational clusters, and that can be implemented in the electronics area with relative ease. (SH)

Currently, there is little in-depth understanding of how individuals effectively orchestrate school and work-related experiences over time from high school through college and beyond to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). This appears important because, unlike societies such as Germany, youth in the U.S. face…

How a marriage was arranged between the Dictionary of Occupational Titles and the General Aptitude Test Battery to create an occupational family structure of use in vocational counseling. (Author)

Career Education at the junior high level should expose students to several career clusters. The students' broad experiences should be specific enough to provide some salable skills should they be forced to withdraw from the educational process. (Author/DS)

How to prepare for occupational change in career education. (Editor)